Tapeinos Horos
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The Tapeinos Horos is a traditional Greek dance.
The word tapeinos in Greek means "humble", so in many villages in Thrace
, this dance is done with slow, humble steps. The dance is made up of 6 steps to the right and 4 steps to the left, but moving back, the arms swing forward back.
The word tapeinos in Greek means "humble", so in many villages in Thrace
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
, this dance is done with slow, humble steps. The dance is made up of 6 steps to the right and 4 steps to the left, but moving back, the arms swing forward back.
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